peterhoneyman, 14 days ago More Chagall Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise 1961 Oil on canvas Adam and Eve's expulsion sows discord in Paradise: trees are uprooted, birds with goat heads fly away, while others have heads turned upside down and mingle with winged fish that surge from the river. Harmonious shades of blue and green are punctuated by areas of warm, vibrant colour, such as the dazzling bouquet depicted on the left of the composition. The angel that bears the divine wrath, in the middle of the upper section, drives Adam and Eve out. The couple sit astride a cockerel, a symbol of vitality and fertility. It appears to be flying away towards the future of humanity. The small mother and child painting in the lower right-hand corner confirms this rather optimistic vision of the Sin. (Museum description)
More Chagall
Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise 1961 Oil on canvas Adam and Eve's expulsion sows discord in Paradise: trees are uprooted, birds with goat heads fly away, while others have heads turned upside down and mingle with winged fish that surge from the river. Harmonious shades of blue and green are punctuated by areas of warm, vibrant colour, such as the dazzling bouquet depicted on the left of the composition. The angel that bears the divine wrath, in the middle of the upper section, drives Adam and Eve out. The couple sit astride a cockerel, a symbol of vitality and fertility. It appears to be flying away towards the future of humanity. The small mother and child painting in the lower right-hand corner confirms this rather optimistic vision of the Sin. (Museum description)